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C. E. PUTMAN.

AUTOMOBILE BED PAD.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20. 1919.

- Patented Oct. 14, 1919.

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"raise-90 Be it hereby known"that:-I, Gria1iiins PUTMAN, a citizen of the! United States,'*1.ej-

siding at Portland, in the county of Mul't nomah" and State of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Automobile Bed-Pad, of

whichthe fol'lo-wingis aspeci'fic My invention relates more particularly to that class of automobiles having seats with removable backs upon which, 111 con unct1on with the seats, is placed the pad.

- out the several views.

5 is the canvas bottom of the pad. A the The object of my invention is to provide a bed pad for an automobile arranged to make use of the seat cushions and backs as a bed, and at the same time provide a cover for the bedding when rolled up for touring purposes, and also provide concealment, warmth and protection at'the sldes of the car, as well as for convenient receptacles for clothing and equipment. I

I attain these resultsin the manner illus- V trated in the accompanying drawing and set forth in the specification following.

Referring to the drawing, Figure l is a side elevation of the device shown in section with its relation to an automobile body; Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the car body looking toward the rear; Fig. 4 is a perspective showing the appearance of the pad when rolled up for travel; Fig. 5-is a detailed plan showing the manner of joining the sides of the front and side curtains; Fig. 6 is a peri spective of the pad itself with portions broken away to show the appearance of'the interior; Fig. 7 is a detailed plan ofmeans for fastening the pad to the rear ofthe'car; Fig. 8 is a front elevation of Fig. 7.

' Similar letters-and numbers of reference refer to the same or similar parts through- Referring in detail to the drawing. A

rear portion of the side curtains, "A is the forward portion of the side curtains, the

tio'ns' of the side curtains A means of the'flaps A and thebuttons-A 1 Thevforwa'rd curtain A is joined to'the forward edge'ofthe side-curtain A by theflaps A and the buttons A Upon the upper edge of all of the side curtains are the button fastenings A The rear end of the canvas bottom A is supplied with the rings U of Iietter sfPatentrf i A iplicatien filerl 'lvlayifl). 1919.; Serial 1101 298430.

F which are adapted to engage the hooks F 'onthe iiisideof their. rpf thefcarf :011 the forward edge .{F bf'ithe "canvas bottom A? {are placed the straps F whose buckles are adapted to enga-ge' thehooksFTon the forward edge of the car, the loose endF "or strapsr beingof sufficient length to'el'icircle the whole pad, as shown inFig l.

The straps F maybe arranged to make the fastening adjustable to increase or de crease the tension'on the canvas bottom A without departing invention.

Across the canvas bottom A is placed the point almost directly'underneath the wind shield. It will be necessary to divide the forward curtain A to admit the steering wheel.

On the'inside faces of the side curtains A and A and the rear curtain A and somewhat above the canvas bottom A are located the side pockets H which are ada ted to contain articles I of wearing appare, mos quito bar and general equipment.

from the spirit of my K is a soft pad adapted'to occupy the full 5 width of the canvas bottom A from the rear end of the car to the edge H of the member H It will be seen in Fig. 3 that the sides of the pad K are not secured to the canvas bottom A but are constructed so as to permit the bedding H to be tucked underneath the edges of the soft pad K I The portion K of the canvas bottom A I is not required for bed room and may be used for storage space, both above and below same.

It will be observed in Fig. 3 that the porand A which V extend above the top of the pockets H m'ay beheld away fromclose contact with theau- .tomobile top side curtains by means ofthe straps H which are supplied with thebut-Z tons 1-1? in a manner to holdthe side cur tains of lny device in theway I have illus trated, in order to insure ample ventilation for the occupantsvwithout exposing them to passersby. 7 V ,While I have .thus illustrated and described my invention it is not my desire to limit myself to this precise form or method of application of my device, but-intend-that it shall cover all forms and modifications that fall fairly Within the appended claim.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

An automobile bed pad consisting of a body portion adapted to cover the seats of the car,'sai db ody having a mattress covering secured to same in a manner which will permit the tucking in of the .covers on the sides and foot portions of the bed, side flaps extending from each of the four sides of the body member in a manner that they may entirely inclose the sides of the car and be secured thereto and to each other, a ventilating means consisting of hangers snspended from the bows of the top, said hangers being arranged to fasten to the upper edge of a side flap and hold the upper portion ofit away from the side of the car in a manner to admit air, and a door means consisting of an opening formed in a side flap directly in front of a door latch, said opening having suitable means for fastening in place.

' CHARLES E. PUTMAN.

Copies of this patent may-be obtainedior five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

- Washington, D. 0. i 

